Salaries and Remuneration Commission Hiring in 6 Positions

Kenya Salaries and Remuneration commission is hiring in 6 positions; Principal Legal Officer, Senior Officer for Collective Bargaining Negotiations, Senior Officer for Job Evaluation and Salary Structures, Supply Chain Management Officer and Accountant.

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1. Principal Legal Officer

This duty of this officer shall be to ensure swift legal services and advice by handling and managing litigation, preparing necessary legal documents ensure accordance with SRC objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide input in the development, implementation and review of legal policies and procedures to ensure that they are in tandem with the existing legislation.
Advise the Department of Legal Services on all legal matters that may arise in the
Commission’s operations.
Monitor the performance of external Advocates engaged by the Commission to ensure instructions, documents, witnesses and statements are availed on time.

Job Competencies:

A Master’s and Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
Postgraduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law.
Must be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
Must possess valid practicing certificate.
Must have eight (8) years of post-admission work experience.

2. Supply Chain Officer

The primary responsibility of the supply chain officer is to ensure strategies, policies and operation manual according to the commission’s supply chain management function are in line with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act.

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Key Responsibilities:

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Provides input in the development of procurement and stores guidelines and manuals to streamline, standardize and ensure integrity of procurement and asset disposal processes.
Lead the development and performance management of staff that report to the position for the achievement of both the individual and departmental goals.
Identify and evaluate risks and implications of the departmental activities.
Provide input into the departmental work plans and compile budget estimates to inform the departmental planning process.

Job Competencies:

Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing and Supplies Management or related field from a recognized university or related field with Diploma in Supplies Management.
Member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) in good standing.
Valid practicing license from KISM.
Must possess at least three (3) years of work experience.
Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.
Ability to deliver results in a complex and dynamic environment.
Ability to identify customer needs and deliver service excellence.
Knowledge of Public Procurement and Asset Disposal legislation and applicable standards.
High level of interpersonal skills.

3. Senior Officer, Job Evaluation and Salary Structures

Fundamentally, you will be responsible for the analysis and interpretation of remuneration data to ensure the attainment of equitable, affordable and fair remuneration in the public sector.

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Key Responsibilities:

Analyze remuneration for all State and Public Officers to ensure rationalization and harmonization of remuneration structures.
Undertake studies on remuneration trends in the market for state, public and private sectors to determine comparable worth of jobs in public sector.
Evaluate the existing and proposed remuneration packages to inform analysis and recommendations to the commission.
Conduct comparative analysis of the submitted remuneration data against several defined parameters/models and make appropriate recommendations and forecasts in line with current and expected future trends.
Carry out job evaluation and re-evaluation of jobs in the public sector institutions as per the job evaluation guidelines approved by the Commission.
Implement and report on job evaluation and salary structures work plans.

Job Competencies:

Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences (Economics, Human Resources, Statistics, Public Administration) or relevant field of study from a recognized university.
Relevant professional qualification.
Membership to a relevant professional body.
Relevant work experience of at least six (6) years in a reputable organization.
Meets the requirement of Chapter 6 of the Constitution.
Be conversant with Public Service Policies and practices on remuneration systems.
Good understanding of the Kenyan labour laws.
Knowledge of public finance management principles and processes.
Demonstrated successes in the field of employee and compensation and remuneration policy formulation.
Practical knowledge in the field of job evaluation and remuneration policy.
Ability to deliver results in a complex and dynamic environment.

4. Senior Officer, Collective Bargaining Negotiation

This position is responsible for the analysis and interpretation of data on Collective Bargaining Negotiations for the public sector in line with the Guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

Analyze data and information relating to Collective Bargaining Negotiations for Public sector organizations.
Analyze Collective Bargaining Negotiations (CBN) proposals based on set parameters and make recommendations.
Collect, Collate and update the data base relating to Collective Bargaining Negotiations.
Participate in the review of CBN guidelines.
Participate in the preparation of the departmental work plan and compilation of budget estimates.
Implement the functional risk management framework.
Comply with relevant statutory requirements, Government Circulars and Commission policies.
Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the Supervisor;
Draft letters communicating the Commission’s decisions to relevant stakeholders in the Public Sector.
Prepare reports arising from the proceedings of the technical Committee on Collective Bargaining Negotiations etc.

Job Competencies:

Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Statistics, Human Resource, Public Administration or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized university.
Post-graduate Diploma in Human Resources/Industrial Relations/ CHRPII/Diploma in Law or in a related field.
Proven relevant experience of at least six (6) years, in a reputable organization.
Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.
Be conversant with Public Service Policies and practices on remuneration systems.
Good understanding of the Kenyan labour laws.
Knowledge of public finance management principles and processes.
A good understanding of public Sector, industrial relations and application of labour laws.

5. Senior Officer, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

This position is responsible for analysis and interpretation of data on Research, Monitoring and Evaluation to enable the Commission make informed decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

Implement research strategy and specific research assignments.
Carry out research that will facilitate implementation of policies and procedures established by the Commission.

Job Competencies:

Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Statistics, or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized university.

6. Accountant

This position is responsible for making entries into the books of account, carrying out system reconciliations and processing of payments.

Key Responsibilities:

Preparation and generation of monthly and annual cash plans in IFMIS system in line with approved budgets.
Processing of exchequer requests.
Capture of revenue in IFMIS Accounts Receivable module.
Verification of documents received for payment, ensuring that payee details are correct and initiating payment for valid transactions in IFMIS.
Transfer of duly approved payments from IFMIS to CBK Internet Banking module for onward transmission of funds.
Capture and reconcile all General Ledger accounts in the Commission accounting system and IFMIS and clear IFMIS suspense accounts in a monthly basis.
Reconcile IFMIS cash book to Commission’s accounting system cash book on a monthly basis.

Job Competencies:

Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Economics, Business Administration or related field from a recognized university.
Possess CPA or ACCA qualification.
Three (3) years of work experience in a comparable organization.
Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
Ability to deliver results in a complex and dynamic environment.
Ability to identify customer needs, develop service standards and deliver service excellence.
High level of integrity and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work with minimum supervision and under strict timelines.
High level of attention to detail.